Interventions and Treatments
Neurosurgical intervention that involves taking a piece of tumour for pathology.
What is a biopsy?
Number of weeks from diagnosis to surgery.
What are 2-3 weeks?
Name of scale being used to assess cancer patient's daily function.
What is the Kanovsky Scale?
The number of weeks a patient may receive radiation.
What is up to 6 weeks?
Timeframe in which MRI with gad should be completed post-operatively.
What is less than 48-hrs?
The developer of and Principal Investigator for the IBTP.
Who is Dr. Teresa Purzner?
The chemotherapy agent of choice for high-grade gliomas, such as a GBM.
What is temozolamide?
Number of weeks post-op in which patient should begin receiving rads.
What is 5-weeks post-op?
Post-op telephone call intervals to patient.
What are 30-days post-op and 90-days post-op?